Sylvia E. Ayala's Obituary
Sylvia E. Ayala, 50, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2016 in Deltona, FL. She was born on August 13, 1966 in Bronx, NY to parents Danilo Casso and Margarita Perez (Ramos). Sylvia is survived by her Loving husband Antonio Ayala and their seven daughters: Margarita Rosa, Celines Ayala-Legg, Alene Foley, Ashley Lozada, Awilda Lozada, Karina Ayala, and Julissa Ayala. Siblings: Sandra Robledo, Jose Robledo, Tanya Casso, and Donna Ramos. Grandchildren: Christina Foley, Lucas Ayala, Jamarie Marin, and Sylia Ayala Legg. What Sylvia enjoyed most was being with her family. She was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother. She loved to have all of her daughters home at the same time; as some chaos ensued, she was the happiest. She was a woman who taught love and the power of family and forgiveness. To have faith in all that we are and all we aspire to be. She is a woman that gave us life, nurtured us, taught us, dressed us, fought with us and for us. She held us, kissed us and more importantly loved us unconditionally. She was the biggest cheerleader at every birthday, and every graduation. She was someone who taught us that blood alone doesn’t make you family. Love, honesty, integrity, patience, kindness and compassion is what makes a family. She always said," There are no Steps in this house, only the ones leading into it." Being that we are such a blended family, it meant a lot to know that she always said, and reminded us that we belonged there. We belonged in our family because God brought us all together and it is what he intended. There were never steps, it was as if it had always been since the beginning. Our sisters, are our sisters. Our Father is our Father. Our Mother will Always be our mother. For that we will always love and honor her. We will always try to the best of our ability, to not only live up to her expectations, but live beyond them. There are not enough words to describe just how important our mother was to us and what a powerful influence she will always continue to be. We will forever miss her beautiful smile, her laugh, everything about her. The moment that she left us, our hearts split in two, one side filled with tons of wonderful memories, the other side left with her. We will always continue to celebrate her in life, until we see her again.
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